Based on the 13th Century Borneo sacrificial rituals, “Curse of the Totem” tells the story of Dr. Sani who goes in search of his wife, who disappeared on a genealogy expedition to study the ancient mythical legend of Jerunei ‘Burial Poles of the indigenous Melanau tribe in Borneo.
Burial poles mark burial still exist today as gravestones, marking the loss of other human lives that were sacrificed on behalf of prosperous nobility. Human sacrifice was outlawed in Sarawak Province in the 18th Century.
Combing through the Borneo jungle for answers, each member of Dr. Sani’s team experiences inexplicable hallucinations, malicious disturbances and eventually are haunted by unexplained spirits of the dead. Things take a turn for the worse when one of them is completely possessed by evil forces.

几个来自马来西亚各个阶层的陌生人，幸运地抽中了“每日大马”的幸运签，得以乘船前往某个风光旖旎、景色宜人的小岛享受免费假期。小岛地处偏远，名叫阿兹（Namron 饰）的男子和他的妻子罗海妮（Zarina Zainuddin 饰）共同开辟了一个度假村，并且四周皆用电网围了起来。表面上看，电网的作用是保证私密性，但是小岛似乎还隐藏着什么不为人知的秘密。游客们各取所好，自由玩耍，乐而忘返。被编辑部强硬派来采访的娱乐记者梅拉（Lisa Surihani 饰）似乎多少注意到小岛的异样，然而无论怎样调查却不得要领。
未过多久，接连有人死亡。人们终于开始意识到此地的危险性，躲藏在暗处的巨蟒正慢慢向不速之客亮出獠牙……